How To Install itcl3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install itcl3 on Debian 12.
What is itcl3
itcl3 is:
[incr Tcl] (or itcl) is a popular object-oriented extension for the embeddable Tcl scripting language. The name is a play on C++, and itcl has a similar object model, including multiple inheritance and public and private classes and variables. Unlike most OOP extensions to Tcl, itcl is written in C for speed.
This package contains everything you need to run itcl scripts and itcl-enabled apps.
There are three methods to install itcl3 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install itcl3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install itcl3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install itcl3
Install itcl3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install itcl3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install itcl3
Install itcl3 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install itcl3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install itcl3
How To Uninstall itcl3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the itcl3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove itcl3
Uninstall itcl3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall itcl3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove itcl3
Remove itcl3 Configurations and Data
To remove itcl3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge itcl3
Remove itcl3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove itcl3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge itcl3
Dependencies
itcl3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install itcl3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.